Clothing

I’m an adult, diagnosed a few months ago with autism. Does anybody else feel very uncomfortable in ‘dressy’ clothes? I have all the difficulties with labels, itchiness etc. I don’t know if this problem with anything other than casual clothes can be an autism trait too? I have a wedding to attend soon & im stressed about it. It would be good to hear if anyone else has the same issues. 

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  • I have a problem with tight clothes. I cannot stand wearing anything tight. I hate the way that clothes nowadays are made to be tight. I'm a pretty big guy so I'm struggling more and more to find clothes that aren't made for guys that are very, very thin. I've found a few brands that aren't following this trend. I hate the way clothes are super tight by default now.

    I also hate dressy clothes. I have a 19 inch neck so dress shirts are a nightmare. I find that wearing a t-shirt under anything with a collar helps. I buy 10 at a time from Amazon for £22 and cut the labels out. I find certain fabrics unbearable. Wool is like wearing fibreglass and certain types of cotton shirts are like wearing cardboard. Leather jackets make me feel like I'm wearing a suit of armour. Far too heavy! I hate shoes that feel tight. So dress shoes are a nightmare, painful and I have problems with hypersensitivity in my feet. I have a problem with being hot too so I tend to dress with as few layers as I can.

    I have found my way around it all by finding brands that make more comfortable (in my opinion) clothes or print the labels inside the neck. To tell the truth when I'm at home I mostly wear shorts and a vest. I soak stuff in baking soda or white vinegar, it makes cottons much softer than fabric conditioner and doesn't make me itch. As for dress shoes I usually wear Clarks wallabies, stinsons, or desert boots. They feel like trainers basically. I also wear hats all of the time outside they help keep out the light.

    It's mainly been a long process of trial and elimination!

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  • I have a problem with tight clothes. I cannot stand wearing anything tight. I hate the way that clothes nowadays are made to be tight. I'm a pretty big guy so I'm struggling more and more to find clothes that aren't made for guys that are very, very thin. I've found a few brands that aren't following this trend. I hate the way clothes are super tight by default now.

    I also hate dressy clothes. I have a 19 inch neck so dress shirts are a nightmare. I find that wearing a t-shirt under anything with a collar helps. I buy 10 at a time from Amazon for £22 and cut the labels out. I find certain fabrics unbearable. Wool is like wearing fibreglass and certain types of cotton shirts are like wearing cardboard. Leather jackets make me feel like I'm wearing a suit of armour. Far too heavy! I hate shoes that feel tight. So dress shoes are a nightmare, painful and I have problems with hypersensitivity in my feet. I have a problem with being hot too so I tend to dress with as few layers as I can.

    I have found my way around it all by finding brands that make more comfortable (in my opinion) clothes or print the labels inside the neck. To tell the truth when I'm at home I mostly wear shorts and a vest. I soak stuff in baking soda or white vinegar, it makes cottons much softer than fabric conditioner and doesn't make me itch. As for dress shoes I usually wear Clarks wallabies, stinsons, or desert boots. They feel like trainers basically. I also wear hats all of the time outside they help keep out the light.

    It's mainly been a long process of trial and elimination!

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